Shay vs Eric
USA · Open Men · 2 results Shay Thayer
USA · Open Men · 2 results Eric Nichols
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Shay: Houston 2026, Open Men · Eric: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Shay and Eric sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Shay: strongest on BBJ (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 11%).Eric: strongest on Runs (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | Shay: faster than | Eric: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 11% | 17% |
| Push | 49% | 51% |
| Pull | 34% | 51% |
| BBJ | 84% | 29% |
| Row | 33% | 26% |
| Carry | 38% | 8% |
| Lunges | 78% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 51% |
| Roxzone | 72% | 50% |
| Runs | 43% | 60% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Shay | Eric |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 11% | 17% |
| Sled push | 49% | 51% |
| Sled pull | 34% | 51% |
| Burpee broad jump | 84% | 29% |
| Row | 33% | 26% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 8% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 51% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 72% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43% | 60% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Shay · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 46:01 running, 40:53 at the stations and 6:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:31).Below, Eric · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 42:12 running, 43:13 at the stations and 8:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:42) and the shortest the sled push (3:13).
See the numbers
| Part | Shay · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Eric · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:17 | 6:02 |
| SkiErg | 5:12 | 5:04 |
| Run 2 | 5:25 | 5:05 |
| Sled push | 3:15 | 3:13 |
| Run 3 | 5:38 | 4:58 |
| Sled pull | 6:21 | 5:41 |
| Run 4 | 5:44 | 5:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:23 | 7:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:50 | 5:10 |
| Row | 5:14 | 5:21 |
| Run 6 | 5:34 | 5:06 |
| Farmers carry | 2:25 | 3:16 |
| Run 7 | 5:41 | 5:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:32 | 5:51 |
| Run 8 | 5:53 | 5:36 |
| Wall balls | 9:31 | 7:42 |
| Roxzone | 6:58 | 8:24 |
| Finish | 1:33:44 | 1:33:42 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Shay | Eric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:33:44 | 1:33:42 | 0:02 · Eric faster |
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